>>44266778I guess we'll see if May and Lucas keep their in game personalities or not, but otherwise I don't think there's any basis. If they already made the jump of creating personalities for self inserts, I don't see the issue with making them less like self inserts and more like real characters.
Maybe I'm reading into it a bit, but pic related's dialogue reminds me of the Sinnoh myth stories. Getting traits that make sense with the region is difficult but would be a nice touch for the protags.